Today's Features

On Saturday, May 19, Spencer County 4-H Shooting Sports hosted the Fourth Annual Spencer County Invitational Shooting Sports Tournament at the Spencer County Fish and Game Club. This year over 300 youth, ranging from ages 9-18, competed in this event, representing 13 counties.

Two students from Spencer County were among the 2,000 who received degrees during graduation ceremonies April 28 at Indiana Wesleyan University’s main campus in Marion.
Graduating were:
Randall Daniels, Ridgecrest Road, with an A.S., general studies, liberal arts; and
DeeDee Miller, Lake Point Court, with a B.S., management.

A woman in our church came up to me and said “Could I ask you a question?” I said “sure.”
The question was, “Where did you go to church before you came here, and why did you leave?”
I tried to explain the answer to her as best as I could.
I said, “You see, I went to First Baptist in Taylorsville and Jesus called me away to this mission. I will have to be honest that I did not want to go, and it got to be such a burden, coming from Jesus, that I had to yield to him.”

The above is the fifth line of the first verse of what is known as The Marine Corps Hymn. I was a proud member of the Marine Corps from 1957-1963.
The United States of America and its military have always responded to defend and assist other nations who reportedly desired freedom as we know it to be, and have made the most profound impact in the many wars that have been fought.